Chief John Big Tree

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Chief John Big Tree

Born 1877-06-02 Buffalo, New York, USA 49 films

Chief John Big Tree was born on June 2, 1877 in Buffalo, New York, as Isaac Johnny John. He was an actor, known for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and Devil's Doorway (1950). He died on July 6, 1967 in Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York. One of three men who posed for artist James Fraser for the profile which became the famous "Indian head nickel" or "buffalo nickel" minted 1913-1938. The other two were Chief Two Moons (…

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Filmography

49 films
Western Union poster

When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires…

Western Union

★ 6.0 1941

Hudson's Bay poster

Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around H…

Hudson's Bay

★ 6.1 1940

Too Many Girls poster

Mr. Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge, he sen…

Too Many Girls

★ 5.9 1940

Brigham Young poster

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to trans…

Brigham Young

★ 4.6 1940